BWO Pattern

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/034852.jpg


The above fly, my version of the Fuzzball (#22 in the picture) , is
the fly I expect I'll use most on my last day on the River this year
(tomorrow). A truly simple tie.

Tail (optional)- Couple strands micro fibbets, hackle fibers or zelon.

Body- Olive thread or Olive Uni-Stretch

Wing- Dun Snowshoe Hare


Tie in the tails. Wrap body. Tie in with a couple thread wraps a tuft
of grey snowshoe hare foot fur with tips just reaching the start of
the hook bend. Then double the remainder of the tuft back over the the
body and the wing. Tie down and finish head. Trim the doubled over
wing to the same length as the bottom part of the wing (i.e. to the
start of the hook bend.) Soak with Watershed or similiar over night or
just dope it up with floatant on stream and go fishing. Works dry but
can be retrieved back "damp".

g.c.

George Cleveland wrote:
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/034852.jpg


The above fly, my version of the Fuzzball (#22 in the picture) , is
the fly I expect I'll use most on my last day on the River this year
(tomorrow). A truly simple tie.

Tail (optional)- Couple strands micro fibbets, hackle fibers or zelon.

Body- Olive thread or Olive Uni-Stretch

Wing- Dun Snowshoe Hare



George that looks like very productive pattern, but I am wondering why
you relate it to BWO family? It certainly could not be due to the blue
wings .

George,
Report you success or the other for your last day this season. I wish I was in
Wisc. tomarrow and Thurs.
Have a great one!

Joel Axelrad
**DFD**

On 29 Sep 2004 01:38:09 GMT, (Joel Axelrad) wrote:

George,
Report you success or the other for your last day this season. I wish I was in
Wisc. tomarrow and Thurs.
Have a great one!

Joel Axelrad
**DFD**
Thanks Joel. I will, although it may have to wait until Thursday. I
just found out my brother, who lives in Gloucester U.K., will be by
tomorrow evening and we will probably be lifting a few pints. So if I
*do* post something tomorrow night please just ignore it as I will be
too drunk to know what I'm typing.


tht

g.c.

George,

I fish a ton with a similar pattern - except I use Moose hair for the tail
and make the wing a little smaller and denser. Willi showed me the pattern
and it morphed a little at my vise. It's really effective in fast and slow
water and that's the best thing about that fly - and it's easy to spot on
the water.

bruce h

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:12:16 -0700, "bruiser"
wrote:

George,

I fish a ton with a similar pattern - except I use Moose hair for the tail
and make the wing a little smaller and denser. Willi showed me the pattern
and it morphed a little at my vise. It's really effective in fast and slow
water and that's the best thing about that fly - and it's easy to spot on
the water.

bruce h

I think a "regulation" Fuzzball does have a denser wing but I've found
it to be overkill in most of the water I fish. It really is the only
dry fly style I've needed to match the smaller mayflies and caddis
(#20 and smaller) this year.


g.c.

bruiser wrote:
George,

I fish a ton with a similar pattern - except I use Moose hair for the tail
and make the wing a little smaller and denser. Willi showed me the pattern
and it morphed a little at my vise. It's really effective in fast and slow
water and that's the best thing about that fly - and it's easy to spot on
the water.

bruce h



Why do you use moose hair for the tail instead of fibbets?

Willi

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:12:16 -0700, "bruiser"
wrote:

George,

I fish a ton with a similar pattern - except I use Moose hair for the tail
and make the wing a little smaller and denser. Willi showed me the pattern
and it morphed a little at my vise. It's really effective in fast and slow
water and that's the best thing about that fly - and it's easy to spot on
the water.

bruce h

I think a "regulation" Fuzzball does have a denser wing but I've found
it to be overkill in most of the water I fish. It really is the only
dry fly style I've needed to match the smaller mayflies and caddis
(#20 and smaller) this year.


g.c.

George,

I fish a ton with a similar pattern - except I use Moose hair for the tail
and make the wing a little smaller and denser. Willi showed me the pattern
and it morphed a little at my vise. It's really effective in fast and slow
water and that's the best thing about that fly - and it's easy to spot on
the water.

bruce h

On 29 Sep 2004 01:38:09 GMT, (Joel Axelrad) wrote:

George,
Report you success or the other for your last day this season. I wish I was in
Wisc. tomarrow and Thurs.
Have a great one!

Joel Axelrad
**DFD**

Hubris is usually punished, ainna?

The Fuzzball did take a few tiny fish during the early morning BWO
emergence but after that waned so did any success with my little harey
footed flies. I did catch a few decent fish. All on Pass Lakes. Here's
one of them.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/035027.jpg

I fished the afternoon with a friend. He took a few on small
streamers. This was his best, a nice clean female.


http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/035028.jpg


While I didn't have many fish to show for my 7 hours on the water I
did get to spend time outside on what would have to be considered a
perfect Fall day. And after all, the River will still be there next
year. Hopefully so will I.

g.c.

http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/035032.jpg